Mike Monroe

By Mike Monroe, Staff writer In his first game with the Spurs in more than six weeks, second-year point guard Cory Joseph fouled out in just 10:47 against the Kings on Friday at the AT&T Center, “Of course, he was a little antsy and fouled out in a short time,” veteran Manu Ginobili said, “but […]
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By Mike Monroe, Staff writer Without playing in the fourth quarter of the Spurs’ 114-75 rout of the Pistons on Sunday at the AT&T Center, Spurs captain Tim Duncan tied his season high in assists and climbed the NBA’s all-time rebounding list. And he insists he still doesn’t feel like his All-Star self as he […]
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Column by Mike Monroe The Spurs had hoped their home-heavy March schedule would set them up for an April stretch run devoid of pressure. Now, Tony Parker’s sprained left ankle has added importance to every remaining game this month. Still three games ahead of the Thunder (and with two fewer losses) in the race for […]
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By Mike Monroe You have to wade through a lot of verbiage (5,717 words, to be exact) to get to the meat of Bill Simmons’ astute analysis of the best bargains among NBA contracts that ran Friday on Grantland.com. But getting there is worth it. If you want only Simmons’ analysis of the best contracts, […]
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This weekend last year, the basketball world paid tribute to the 50th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game. The date passed this year with little fanfare, though Comcast SportsNet re-examined the game from March 2, 1962, and posed the question: Will anyone ever match the feat? Reporter Matt Steinmetz interviewed Al Attles, a former Chamberlain […]
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By Mike Monroe, Staff writer Manu Ginobili is no clairvoyant, but he played one on Friday’s telecast of the Spurs’ 130-102 victory over Kings at AT&T Center. Handing out a career-high 15 assists, Ginobili seemed to be preparing himself for a bigger role as the team’s playmaker, which he’ll likely assume while the Spurs play […]
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By Mike Monroe, Staff Writer Tim Duncan has been banging bodies in the paint with Jermaine O’Neal for his entire 16 seasons in the NBA. On Wednesday night at the AT&T Center, O’Neal, the Suns’ 34-year-old backup center who entered the NBA out of high school in 1996, rolled back the clock to his glory […]
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Now that Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has made it clear he is “retiring” as coach of Team USA, it’s finally time for USA Basketball to turn the team over to Gregg Popovich. There is no active American coach with a better résumé. Not Doc Rivers; not Doug Collins; not Krzyzewski, if you’re asking. About to […]
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